Put M=xp for positive bases x,y≥2. The coprime triple (yq,1,xp) has radical at most xy<M2/3. The abc conjecture with ϵ=1/6 gives M≤C1/6M7/9, proving the bound. Both bases and both exponents are then bounded, since 2p≤M and 2q≤M−1. Unlike a homogeneous Fermat equation, no common-scaling ambiguity occurs.